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United States v. United States Gypsum Co.

333 U.S. 364 · Decided March 8, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

United States v. United States Gypsum Co. was decided on March 8, 1948 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
333 U.S. 364 · 68 S. Ct. 525 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 746 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2846
Docket number
13
Decided
March 8, 1948
Argued
November 13, 1947
Court era
Vinson Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
8–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Stanley F. Reed
Opinion assigned by
Fred M. Vinson
How the case arrived
Appeal
Issue (SCDB)
Antitrust
Legal provision
Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
Type of law
Court rules
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackMajority
Justice Stanley F. ReedMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Felix FrankfurterSpecial concurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Frank MurphyMajority
Justice Wiley B. RutledgeMajority
Justice Harold H. BurtonMajority
Chief Justice Fred M. VinsonMajority

Did not participate: Robert H. Jackson.

Full case caption

United States v. United States Gypsum Co. et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1947-050, docket 1947-050-01.

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